Soap-dish.



' w. H. HINZ.

SOAP ms11.

APPLIOATION FILBD FEB. 11,

Patented May 27, 1913.

WILLIAM n. mxz, or dmcmo, ILLINOIS.

SOAIP-IDISH.

Speciflc.tion of1ietters Patient.

Patented May 27, 1913.

Appl1cation filed Iiebruary 11, 1911. .Serial N0. 608,118.

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Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. HINZ, a citizen of the United Stabes, residing at Chica.go cou11ty cf Cook, State of Illinois, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Soap-Dishes, and declare the fol-' lowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription cf the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a art oiithis specification.

y invention has for its object to produce a soap dish or the like which may be quickly and easily attached to thc hot and cold water faucets of a sink and be supported thercby in a, osition where they W111 not interfere With a bucket or other utensil which it is desireifl to set under one or:both of thc faucets.

The various features cf novclty whereby" my invention is characterized will hereinafter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but, for a full understanding of my invention and of its object ahd advantages, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompapnying drawing which is a perspeccive view. of a preferrcd form cf my improved device in osition upon two separated faucets. v

Referring to the drawing 1 and 2 represent two faucets such as are usually employed for delivering bot and cold water,

respectively to kitchen sinks or the like Such faucets are in a very convenient position for supporting a soap dish, because thc soap will always be within casy reach when located near thc faucets. Thcre are soap dishes designed to be supported upon faucets but so far as I know none of them can' be applied without the exercise of considerable skill; -none cf them is firm]y supported so that there is no dangcr of it drbpping down; and nonc of them is arranged m such a manner as to revent it from hanging low enough to inter ere with the use of the faucets, by coming in the way cf receptacles which are placed under the. faucet to be filled.

In accordance with my i'nvention I take a so ap dish or the like 3, o'f any usual form and construction, and provide it with two oppositely disposed loop-like handles or ba1ls 4= and 5 which sire adapted.to be passecl 0.ver thc faucet handles 6 und 7. At least one of the handlcs or bails is made resilient so thai; it may be stretched in order to .be

slipped over one o-f the faucet handles. In the preferred arrangement, that which I ha.ve illustrated, both of the handles are madc resilient and flexible so that neither need be stretched to thc same extent as would be necessry ifon1y one were resilient. In the preferred arrangement each handle or bail is made of a lang helical spring which is bent into the form of an open loop and has its ends secured to thc dish in any suitable manner. Thc points of atcachment cf thc cnds of each sp'ring are. preferably spaced apart so as to hold tlie dish against tilting.

The parts are so proportioned that the handles or bails may be 'grasped and stretched sufficiently to permit them to be slipped over the two faucet handles. They are then dropped down around the stcm 01 some stationary portion of th'e faucet anal contract so as to reduce thc si'ze of the loops. In the preferred arrangement the parts are so proportioned that the springs cannot 'return to their normal conditions whilc upon the faucets, but remain under tension and thercfore hold the dish against dropping below the plane o:E the faucets. By making the dish shallow, as -is usually the case, it Will be suspended high enough to prevent interfe rence with a bucket 01 other vessel which it maybe desired to placc under either cf the faucets for the purpose cf receivingwater.

While I have illustrated and described only a, single preferred fdrm cf my inven tion I do not desire to be limited to the particular structural details thus illustrated and described; but intend to cover all forms and arrangements which fall within the tcrms employed in the definitions of my invention constituting Ehe appended claims.

I claim:

l. A soap dish adapted to bc detachably suspended bctween two faucets 0r othcr supporting mernbers provi ded on each of two oppositely disposed sides with a single handle for engaging the suppoititlg membar; one of the handles, at least, being in the form of a stifl helical spring bent into the form of a loop and having its en'ds fastened to said dish; the length cf the dish and the handles in the un5tretched condition being' less than the distance between b1lity and res1 1ency to permit them to be stretched over the handles of the faucets and to remain taut when Slip ed down up0n the faucets and having su cient stren h to remain substantially horizontal un er the weight of the dish.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. HINZ.

Witnessesi WM. F. Fnnumzmmmn, RUBY BRYDGEB. 

